New York A 8526: Relates to the alienation of certain parkland in the town of Brookhaven

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A08526 Summary:

BILL NOA08526A

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SAME ASSAME AS S07873-A

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Authorizes alienation of certain parkland in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county and the lease of such land for a wireless communication tower, and an easement for access and utilities.

Go to top A08526 Actions:

BILL NOA08526A

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05/20/2025referred to local governments

06/04/2025amend and recommit to local governments

06/04/2025print number 8526a

06/13/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/13/2025reported referred to rules

06/13/2025reported 

06/13/2025rules report cal.759

06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.759

06/13/2025substituted by s7873a

&nbspS07873 AMEND=A PALUMBO

&nbsp05/12/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp06/04/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp06/04/2025PRINT NUMBER 7873A

&nbsp06/11/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/11/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1846

&nbsp06/11/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/11/2025referred to local governments

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a8526a

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.759

&nbsp06/13/2025home rule request

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp08/12/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp08/15/2025SIGNED CHAP.334

Go to topA08526 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:26/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickNayFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosNayDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldExcusedSmullenAye

RozicNayGiglioAye

DinowitzNay

MagnarelliExcused

BronsonAye

DilanNay

SeawrightExcused

HyndmanAye

WalkerNay

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

RosenthalAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

StirpeAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA08526 Floor&nbspVotes:

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Go to topA08526 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8526--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Brookhaven, county of
 Suffolk, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. (a) Subject to the provisions of this act, the town of
 2 Brookhaven, in the county of Suffolk, acting by and through its govern-
 3 ing body, and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such body,
 4 is hereby authorized to discontinue as parklands and to lease at fair
 5 market value to LI Smart Solutions LLC for a term not to exceed thirty
 6 years, the lands more particularly described in section two of this act
 7 for the placement and operation of a wireless communication tower. In
 8 addition, the town of Brookhaven, in the county of Suffolk, acting by
 9 and through its town board is hereby authorized to convey an easement to
 10 LI Smart Solutions LLC over certain municipally owned park lands
 11 described in section three of this act, to maintain an access road for
 12 the purposes described in section three of this act, provided that the
 13 thoroughfare shall be publicly accessible and able to be used for park
 14 purposes.
 15 (b) All proceeds from such lease shall be used for capital improve-
 16 ments to existing park and recreational facilities and/or for the acqui-
 17 sition of additional park and recreational